Richard Wilding

Professor
Richard Wilding
OBE
Richard David Wilding
Born (1965-05-08) 8 May 1965[1][2]
Sheffield, Yorkshire
OccupationsAcademic and business professional
Known forLogistics and supply chain management
Board member of
Former Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Sheffield, University of Warwick
ThesisAn investigation into sources of uncertainity within industrial supply chains : amplification, deterministic chaos & parallel interactions[3]
Academic work
InstitutionsCranfield University

Richard Wilding OBE (born 8 May 1965[1][2]) is a British academic and business professional specialising in logistics, transport and supply chain management. He is recognised as one of the world's leading experts in logistics and supply chain management.[4][5]

He is a Former Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport U.K.,[6][7]

Early life

Wilding was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England and is the son of Christine and Malcolm Wilding. He was educated at Princethorpe College, Warwickshire.[8][9] His father, a physicist, worked at the University of Sheffield. It is reported he struggled at school from an eye tracking problem that was not diagnosed until into his teens, resulting in him struggling with school examinations.[8][9]

Education

Wilding studied Material Science and Technology at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1987. He completed his Doctorate, 'Uncertainty generation in supply chains', part-time while in employment at the University of Warwick, graduating in 1998.

Career

After graduating he spent a number of years working in industry before entering academia,[10] joining the Warwick Manufacturing Group in 1991. In 1998 he moved to Cranfield University and was promoted to Professor and Chair of Supply Chain Risk Management in 2006.[11] He is recognised as one of the "Fathers" of this subject discipline[12] This role evolved and he is currently Emeritus Professor of Supply Chain Strategy.[13] In this position he has taken on various other posts including Director, Trustee and Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport between 2011 and 2019[6][14] and Director and Trustee of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply in 2020.[15] He was appointed a National Teaching Fellow in 2019 specializing in andragogy within a business context .[16]

Since the mid-2000s, Wilding has contributed to research on blood supply chain management, including work on perishable inventory management, platelet supply chains and hospital blood logistics.[17][18] This work contributed to Cranfield University's REF 2021 impact case study Saving Lives: Improving Efficiency and Reducing Wastage in the Blood Supply Chain, which reported improvements in blood inventory management and reduced wastage in collaboration with NHS Blood and Transplant.[19] Wilding's earlier research was subsequently cited in NHS Blood and Transplant’s BSMS Inventory Management Best Practice Review (2024), where it formed part of the evidence base for guidance on blood inventory management practice.[20]

In 2022, Wilding wrote the foreword to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence's Defence Supply Chain Strategy, which addressed supply chain resilience in defence procurement and reflected themes developed in his earlier research on supply chain risk and resilience.[21] In October 2022, he gave oral evidence as an expert witness to the House of Commons International Trade Committee during its inquiry The UK's international supply chains.[22]

He has worked with BBC News[23] in writing and discussing supply chain management, and in particular home delivery issues[24][25] He has worked with Channel 4 on a Dispatches programme “Where’s My Missing Mail?”[26] and published in the Financial Times.[27][28] He warned of the impending supply chain disruptions of COVID-19 and his advice and insights into the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic were heavily cited by the world media (for example[4][29][30][31]) He took part in a notable television debate on U.K. national television “Good Morning Britain” advising on the unintended consequences of the Consumer stockpiling on the supply chain.[32][33]

Awards, honours and recognition

Wilding has received many awards for his work and impact on global business. He was appointed Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's 2013 New Year Honours[34] for service to business.[35][36] In 2017 he was awarded the "Lifetime contribution to training and development in Logistics" at the Logistics Talent Awards.[37][38] He was awarded The Viscount Nuffield Silver Medal for Achievement in Design and Production in 2013[39][40] He was Winner of the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards Individual contribution award in 2010[41][42] and the European Supply Chain Distinction Award “Distinguished Service Award for Thought Leadership and Service to Supply Chain Management”.[43]

Wilding has been listed in the SHD Magazine Logistics 100 since 2015,[44] He was awarded the "Logistics 100 Award" in 2017.[45] thus identifying him as the top U.K. logistics professional of 2017.[46] In the refocused 2019 list he was recognized as one of the Top 5 outside influencers of the logistics profession from academia, trade associations and future skills networks[47] Professor Wilding was recognized as the No.1 outside influencer from U.K. academia.[48]

Wilding has been listed in the "2018 Top 100 Corporate Modern Slavery Influencers Index”[49] recognising individuals from all business sectors, media and academia who are influence leaders in raising awareness to end modern slavery and labour exploitation.[50]

In January 2019 he was published in a list of the Top 50 influencers in e-commerce and shipping.[51]

He was awarded U.K. National Teaching Fellowship in 2019.[52][53][54]

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport U.K. awarded him the Institutes "Meritorious Service Award."[55] and in 2022 he was awarded “The Sir Robert Lawrence Award 2021.”[56][57][58][59]

In February 2026, Wilding was recognised by the International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) as one of its Top 10 Supply Chain Influencers.[60][61]

In March 2018, Reading Buses named a low-carbon bio-gas double deck bus after "Richard Wilding OBE" in recognition of his work across the logistics world and the close ties Reading Buses has with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.[62]

In 2025, a curry dish named the “Prof Richard Curry” was introduced at Titash Restaurant in Rugby U.K. his home town.[63]

Personal life

Richard lives near Rugby, Warwickshire. He is Vice Patron of Bedfordshire Opportunities for Learning Disabilities (previously Beds Garden Carers),[64] a day care and education centre for individuals with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours. He has acted as judge for the annual Women in Logistics Awards.[65]

References

  1. 1 2 WILDING, Prof. Richard David Who's Who 2015 - 167th Edition (Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (ISBN 978-1-408-18119-5) (Online edition ISBN 978-0-1996-8619-3 subscription required)
  2. 1 2 Wilding, Prof Richard David Archived 1 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine.- Debrett’s People of Today 2017 (Edited by Lucy Hume, Patrick Roberts, Debrett’s) ISBN 9780992934873 Published January 2017 (also Online edition Archived 1 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine Subscription Required) Cite error: The named reference ":1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ↑ The British Library EThOS (Ph.D). University of Warwick. 1997. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 Hellehurst, Aaron (27 February 2020). "BBC World - Talking Business with Aaron Hellehurst". Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Busch, Katja (March 2020). "Delivered: The Global Logistics Magazine" (PDF).
  6. 1 2 "Alan Jones to lead CILT(UK) into its next century". Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport U.K. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "CILT - The Board". www.ciltuk.org.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  8. 1 2 "New Year's Honours: charity fundraiser and business brain among those on list from Rugby". www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  9. 1 2 “Overcoming Struggles to gain OBE” Rugby Advertiser, Thursday 3 January 2013 page 6 (www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk)
  10. ↑ Wilding, Richard (1 August 2006). "The application of complexity science to business". Management Decision. 44 (7). doi:10.1108/md.2006.00144gaa.001. ISSN 0025-1747.
  11. ↑ "On the Move - January 13, 2006". Times Higher Education. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Father of Supply Chain Risk Management - CILT". CILT. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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  15. ↑ https://www.cips.org/PageFiles/121350/CIPS%20Briefing%20Document%20GBT%20v20%2027. 07.21.pdf
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  17. ↑ Wilding, R.; Cotton, S.; Dobbin, J.; Chapman, J.; Yates, N. (2011). "Time-based analysis of the apheresis platelet supply chain in England". Vox Sanguinis. 101 (3): 247–249. doi:10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01483.x.
  18. ↑ Stanger, S. H. W.; Wilding, R.; Yates, N. M.; Cotton, S. (2012). "What drives perishable inventory management performance? Lessons learnt from the UK blood supply chain". Supply Chain Management. 17 (2): 107–123. doi:10.1108/13598541211212861.
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  20. ↑ BSMS Inventory Management Best Practice Review (PDF) (Report). NHS Blood and Transplant. September 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Defence Supply Chain Strategy". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "The UK's international supply chains: Oral evidence". UK Parliament. House of Commons International Trade Committee. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  23. ↑ Wilding, Prof Richard (7 December 2012). "Viewpoint: The transparent supply chain". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  24. ↑ Bomford, Andrew (6 July 2012). "The parcel conundrum". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  25. ↑ "Who, what, why: Are tech goods cheaper in the US than the UK?". BBC News. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  26. ↑ "Parcel mishandling filmed By Channel 4's Dispatches (includes video) - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  27. ↑ Wilding, Richard (6 April 2006). "The ghost in the machine". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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  33. ↑ "Is Coronavirus Stockpiling Selfish or Sensible? | Good Morning Britain". YouTube - Good Morning Britain. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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  35. ↑ "The day our 'Queen Vic' met Her Majesty". Bedfordshire News. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  36. ↑ "Warwickshire honours: Sports stars among those awarded". BBC News. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  37. ↑ "2017 Talent in Logistics Awards". Talent in Logistics Awards & Conference. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  38. ↑ "Winners of Talent in Logistics Awards Announced". Factory Equipment. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  39. ↑ "IET Awards - IET Conferences". conferences.theiet.org. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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  45. ↑ Morris, Andy (12 October 2017). "He's getting there". The Rugby Observer. Bullivantmedia Ltd. p. 6.
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  58. ↑ "Outstanding contribution to logistics industry award for Cranfield academic".
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  61. ↑ "ISCEA Awards and Networking Reception – Las Vegas". ISCEA. International Supply Chain Education Alliance. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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  63. ↑ Green, Lucie (6 June 2025). ""Having a curry named after me in Rugby is such an amazing honour": Poppadom to Titash to try Professor's hot dish". WarwickshireWorld. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  64. ↑ "Vice Patrons of BOLD". www.bo4ld.org.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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